Horn of Africa Region

Unsafe and Unheard: Shining a Light on the Working Conditions of Women Market Vendors in Arua City, Uganda

This study set out to generate evidence on the working conditions of women market vendors (WMVs) in Arua City, Uganda, aiming to inform policy, practice, and advocacy for safer and more inclusive market environments.
Findings reveal that conditions in most markets remain poor, with

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Out of Sight: Sexual Violence and Ethnic Targeting in the Nuba Mountains / South Kordofan

Produced by Adala Project with the support of SIHA Network, this report documents grave human rights violations committed between April 2023 and January 2025 amidst the ongoing war in Sudan. It reveals the systematic use of rape, abduction, starvation, and ethnic targeting as weapons of war, disproportionately affecting women and girls.

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COMMUNIQUÉ: Women’s Rights Activists from the East and Horn of Africa Call for Just and Equitable Family Laws

We, the women’s and human rights activists, government actors, legal scholars, and religious leaders from Djibouti, Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, Somaliland, South Sudan, Sudan and Uganda, gathered in Kampala for a Regional Convening on Family Law Reform hereby:
Express deep concern over the enduring gender bias embedded in family laws, structures,

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Announcing the Winners of SIHA Network’s 2025 Women at the Frontline Awards

On Wednesday, May 7, 2025, SIHA hosted a special awards ceremony, held both in person at the Universal Gab Hotel in Wau, South Sudan, and online to unveil this year’s winners of the Women at the Frontline Awards.

Three (3) exceptional grassroots Women Human Rights Defenders (WHRDs) from South Sudan were recognized for their tireless efforts in combating violence against

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BRIEFING PAPER Is the Democratic Dream Still Possible? Navigating the Growing Backlash Against Women’s Rights in Somaliland

This paper explores the structural backlash against the women’s rights movement in Somaliland, highlighting key incidents that reflect the increasingly challenging environment for women’s participation in public and political life….

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SUDAN PUBLIC ORDER LAW IS STILL INTACT – Female artists assaulted by police in Khartoum, North-Sharg Al Nile Area

On August 15th 2021 Sudanese artist, Fatim Ibrahim Hassan (also known as “Marwa Al-Dowaliya”) was physically assaulted and sexually harassed, according to her alleged statement to SIHA on August 19/2021,

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